Dessert Gum – Chewing Gum for Dessert for Your Teeth

When I was in college, I worked at a Texaco gas station. One of the job perks was that the owners would let us take $2 worth of stuff during our shift. I would always get two packs of gum and I ended up with a nice stockpile of chewing gum.

To this day, I still love gum. Whenever I see new flavors at the store, I just can’t help myself. A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I were at the grocery store and a pack of Extra mint chocolate chip gum, just as tantalizing as the one in the picture to the left caught my eye. We bought it and I had my first stick last night after dinner.

Why You Should Chew Gum for Dessert

Chewing this gum after dinner last night satisfied the sweet tooth that I get after dinner. I noticed my wife open the cupboard door and grab some chocolate, but I didn’t really crave any – I was too preoccupied with the mint chocolate chip party going on in my own mouth!

Also, chewing gum after dinner can help clean food out of your mouth. Chewing gum stimulates your salivary glands and helps you make more saliva. After all, spit is good for your teeth!

The only downside with this particular brand of chewing gum is that it doesn’t have any tooth-protecting xylitol. It looks like it’s mostly sweetened with sorbitol and aspartame.

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Alright. We stopped by Rite Aid Saturday night and got a couple packs of gum. I ended up trying the Strawberry Shortcake flavor and wasn’t very impressed. I could only taste the strawberries and cream, no cake. Also, the flavor was gone after a couple of minutes.

The key lime pie was a little bit better, almost on par with the chocolate mint.

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